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Sadik Shahadu

User:Shahadusadik

uniques.sadikegmail.com

Best way to connect: Via email

Dagbani Wikimedians User Group/Language Diversity Hub

Participating as: Indivudal

Ghana • Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region

Preferred times: Thursday, Saturday (12 - 16 UTC, 17 - 20 UTC)

Can dedicate: Between one (1) hour and three (3) hours per Month

Languages: English

Main Wikimedia projects: Wikipedia → encyclopedia, Wikimedia Commons → media repository, Wikidata → knowledge database, MetaWiki: central site for coordinating all projects and the Wikimedia community, MediaWiki: helps coordination work on MediaWiki software, Wikimedia Incubator: for language editors in development. Content units created or improved

Areas of interests: Diversity, Culture, Culture

Other peer learning/training initiatives participating in: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom,_Northern_Ghana

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Skills this profile would like to learn

Preferred way of learning: Through formal training, By being mentored by an organization with more experience

Organization skills: Building your organisation’s plan and strategy • Financial planning and management • Establishing governance

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: Defining learning and evaluation plans  • Methods and tools for qualitative evaluation • Designing learning /retrospective sessions

Interpersonal skills: Processes and tools to promote healthy interactions on wiki • Processes and tools to deal with abuse and harassment control  • Diversity and accountability in Governance Roles • Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers

Programatic and tactic skills: International campaigns and contests • Research skills  • Creating, managing and sharing tutorials and resources

Wiki tech skills: Using Wikisource  • Wikimedia Tools (PAWS, Quarry, WDQS) for running queries and scripts • Tools developed to automate processes

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Skills this profile would like to share

Preferred way of sharing: Organise face-to-face workshops, Participate in an e-learning clinic sharing my case (2h plus workshops with 15-20 people)

Organization skills: Leadership growth and sustainability • Program/project implementation • Knowledge management: documenting learning, organizing archives, documenting procedures

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: Wikimedia tools to measure quantitative metrics • Engaging in social media, press, and broadcast media • Building a communications strategy to reach key stakeholders

Interpersonal skills: Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers  • Cultivate more inclusive and safe environments online and offline  • Community development, capacity building and skills development

Programatic and tactic skills: Volunteer management and development • Effective training for newcomers/ newcomer experience • Designing and developing educational programs

Wiki tech skills: Basic Wikidata  • Wikimedia Incubator and setting up Wikimedia projects in new languages • Setting up templates for Wikimedia projects (Main pages, info boxes, etc.)

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Further details about what I would like to learn.

I am interested in learning more about Wikimedia technical development, bots and Wikidata tools that facilitate volunteer contribution. I am interested in learning how to develop Wikimedia training modules for local teaching and learning. Also, I wish to learn more about Wikimedia research project proposals, governance, and building partnerships with non-Wikimedia organizations.

Stories about sharing

Interesting stories about applying the skills I want to share.

As a community leader, I am more focused on community growth, capacity building, and skill development.

I work to create a diverse and inclusive community where everyone feels safe and welcome. I have chosen to share these and other areas that I believe I can confidently share based on my knowledge and experience over the years.